@abstract I wish I had had an opportunity to. But Primare doesn't have a large dealer base, with nothing close at hand. Also, their repair network seemed dependent on one individual. Whereas I've had excellent support, above and beyond, for many years with Bryston. I suspect the CD35 and the BCD-3 sound more alike than different.
And yes, I know what you mean. It was those early DDD recordings done by Deutsche Gramophon of massed violins that sent me, ears bleeding, for a number of years into the arms of class A, single ended, triode tubes. But not any more.